Oceania → Australasia → New Zealand → Wellington
cheers mate!! it’s been 2 days since coming here to wellington and now i’m staying in a hostel. i came in the early hours of dec 18, and spent the night until dec 19 in the afternoon at tita ning’s place, a friend of an officemate in sun life. they’re just so hospitable and kind, accepting a stranger in to their home, sharing their meals, using their bathroom, and even getting me from the airport, and onto this hostel! really really big thanks to tita ning, tito joel, and of course to the referrer, miss leah!
i’m afraid to say that i haven’t done anything productive yet. 
i don’t even have a single kiwi centavo that i’ve been relying on my credit card since day 1. i was suppose to go to a bank earlier today, after going to te papa museum, but banks are only from mon-fri! anyways, met some cool people from the hostels. of course, the room i got is the cheapest, which is a 10-bed dormitory type, with shared bathroom. it’s quite good, clean, nothing fancy or posh…and as a bonus, they have free dinner every night, which is a pity portion of fish and chips. better than nothing still.
so, among the people here. there’s one from england, another one from holland, and several kiwis. most haven’t been to wellington long, so we just hang out after dinner last night, and bar/beer-hop from various clubs along courteney and cuba street. well, night life in here is not as bad as you might think, and drink prices compares to those in greenbelt, so really not bad at all. music is good, though i haven’t spotted any live one, which is pretty much common back home. a bit tipsy, we walked our way back to the hostel around 3ish in the morning, and saw a man lying on the street, apparently beaten up! we actually saw the guy who kicked him, and there’s another guy trying to get in between them. somebody then called the police and ambulance, and after a few while, interrogated what happened (yes, we were witness! but nothing serious, they didn’t even get our names..) we headed back to the hostel.
today i woke up past 11am, and the weather being drizzling cool, it was even harder to get up. we had breakfast in a nearby corner, i got back to the hostel for a quick shower, and then to te papa (museum of new zealand). it’s a massive museum of anything about new zealand, some geography, maori cultures, etc. i believe i haven’t even seen all the exhibits. the entracce is free, but some attractions require you to purchase a ticket. there are some temporary exhibits as well as paintings, art, and photo gallery. in the earth section, there’s a room that simulates an earth quake, and of course being from the philippines, i’m quite used to it.
so, i’m waiting for the free dinner, which is from 6-7pm later, and probably head to the bars again with oli, and polly. sadly, i haven’t seen any other filipino apart from tita ning’s family. i haven’t even seen one from the plane from sydney to welly. i might have to enjoy this city life for a couple of days, because who knows, if i go further north or south, all my eyes could see from miles are greens, and more greens.
so, until next time! cheers mate!
